Mississippi is the only state in the United States that continues to fly a Confederate emblem on its flag and the fight to bring it down has reached the nation's capital.
The ongoing Confederate flag controversy has made its way to the courts of Mississippi, where Attorney Carlos Moore has filed a federal lawsuit against Governor Phil Bryant to strip the Mississippi flag of the Confederate symbol.
Among the honorees were Misty Copeland, Caitlyn Jenner, the U.S women's soccer team, family members and survivors of the Charleston Massacre, Reese Witherspoon, Victoria Beckham, Elizabeth Holmes and Cecile Richards.
After over a decade of seclusion from South Carolina, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has decided to break their economic boycott of…
There are many Americans in this day and age that have no clue about history, nor do they understand the realities that have shaped American…
Now that the Confederate flag debate has been taken up by the South Carolina State Legislature and the removal of the Battle flag is likely…
UPDATE: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:01 EST According to C-SPAN, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted on Tuesday afternoon 93-18 to take up a…
A week after nine people were assassinated at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, a string of fires at Black churches have occurred…
Symbols Matter. Words Matter. That’s what one local entrepreneur, Frank Scurlock, reminded us of when he paid for skywriting during Jazz Fest. New Orleanians looked…
The Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston that claimed the lives of nine African-Americans should force our nation to confront our views about the Confederacy,…
Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now, is not satisfied with the Confederate flag being removed from state Capitols and off retailers’ shelves. We, as a…
